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1. Voo de Mar says:

   December 14, 2022 at 6:21 pm

   Points won by each set: | 45-45, 29-18, 35-36, 28-14 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   26 % Murray – 33 of 126
   11 % Ferrer – 14 of 124

   The Murray-Ferrer rivalry which ended with 14-6 H2H (there was just 7:6 in 2014) for the five years younger Scot, may be perceived in terms of “who was the 4th best player of the 10s?” – it applies more to the Murray-Wawrinka rivalry in retrospect, but the Swiss was a late bloomer, and ultimately his achievements are definitely more impressive than Ferrer’s. # In the years 2011-16 Murray and Ferrer faced each other five times at Slams, always in the second weeks of events, always 4 sets were required (one tight set at least), and the 3-hour mark was always crossed. In Paris ’15, on Suzanne Lenglen court (the same they played a quarterfinal three years before), Murray [3] withstood two set points at *4:5 in the opener (service winner, backhand error) and squandered a 3:0* (30-all) lead in the 3rd set – later on in that set Ferrer [8] saved a match point with an overhead. Generally he was trying to be very aggressive throughout the quarterfinal, and committed more double faults than in any other 4-set match of his career (in two different games he made two double faults in a row!).

   # Comparison of their five 4-setters:
   Aussie Open ’11 (SF): Murray d. Ferrer 4-6, 7-6, 6-1, 7-6… 3 hours 46 minutes… Total points: 152-141
   French Open ’12 (QF): Ferrer d. Murray 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2… 3 hours 45 minutes… Total points: 160-139
   Wimbledon ’12 (QF): Murray d. Ferrer 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 7-6… 3 hours 52 minutes… Total points: 166-149
   French Open ’15 (QF): Murray d. Ferrer 7-6, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1… 3 hours 16 minutes… Total points: 137-113
   Aussie Open ’16 (QF): Murray d. Ferrer 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3… 3 hours 20 minutes… Total points: 138-116

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